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''The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold'' is a 1958 American
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. The second of two theatrical features specifically based on and continuing the TV show ''
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Clayton Moore Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the sa ...
and
Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was an Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television s ...
, reprising their roles from the TV series. The first feature film was 1956's ''
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''. No further films based on this specific version of the characters were made after this one.


Plot

Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large silver plaque which served as a treasure map to a secret location where a large amount of gold is reputedly stashed. Two more medallions are unaccounted for, and The Lone Ranger (
Clayton Moore Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the sa ...
) and his friend Tonto (
Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was an Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television s ...
) must use all their resources to intercept the gang, prevent further carnage and save the owners of the medallions.Kendrick, James. "The Lone Ranger / The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold". Detailed review of both films' DVD release at ''Entertainment Portal Qnetwork.com'' website (the review is undated; the two-disc set with special features was released in April 2011).
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Cast

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Clayton Moore Clayton Moore (born Jack Carlton Moore, September 14, 1914 – December 28, 1999) was an American actor best known for playing the fictional western character the Lone Ranger from 1949 to 1952 and 1953 to 1957 on the television series of the sa ...
as The Lone Ranger *
Jay Silverheels Jay Silverheels (born Harold Jay Smith; May 26, 1912 – March 5, 1980) was an Indigenous Canadian actor and athlete. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of the Lone Ranger in the American Western television s ...
as Tonto * Douglas Kennedy as Ross Brady * Charles Watts as Sheriff Oscar *
Noreen Nash Noreen Nash (born Norabelle Jean Roth; April 4, 1924) is an American retired film and television actress. In the beginning of her career, she had uncredited parts at MGM. In 1945, she appeared in '' The Southerner'', after which she had mostly l ...
as Mrs. Frances Henderson *
Ralph Moody Ralph Moody (September 10, 1917 – June 9, 2004) was an American stock car racer. He eventually became a team co-owner of Holman Moody. Background He built his first Model T Ford race car in 1935, and ran it on nights and weekends. He served ...
as Padre Esteban *
Lisa Montell Lisa Janti (born July 5, 1933), known as Lisa Montell when performing as a Hollywood actress of the 1950–60s, later shifted her career to one of advocacy and service to various disadvantaged groups and to her adopted religion, the Baháʼí Fa ...
as Paviva *
John Miljan John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1924 and 1958. Biography Born in 1892, Miljan was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four deca ...
as Chief Tomache * Dean Fredericks (as Norman Fredric) as Dr. James Rolfe * Maurice Jara as Redbird * Bill Henry as Travers, Brady's henchman shot by Brady *
Lane Bradford Lane Bradford (born John Myrtland Le Varre, Jr., August 29, 1922 – June 6, 1973) was an American actor, who appeared in more than 250 films and television series between 1940 and 1973, specializing in supporting "tough-guy" roles predomina ...
as Brady's henchman shot by the Lone Ranger


See also

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* * * * 1958 films 1958 Western (genre) films Lone Ranger films 1950s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Lesley Selander Films scored by Les Baxter 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub